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22-Year-Old Arrested in Fatal Shooting of American Idol Music Supervisor and Husband

Authorities are probing break-in circumstances alongside reviewing potential connections to the victims.

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Overview

  • Raymond Boodarian, 22, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of fatally shooting Robin Kaye and Thomas Deluca in their Encino home.
  • Officers discovered the couple on July 14 after a welfare check following unanswered calls and traces of blood at the entrance.
  • Investigators now believe Boodarian entered the house on July 10 through an unlocked door and opened fire when the couple returned during the burglary.
  • Formal charges are pending as LAPD detectives and the FBI review security footage, forensic evidence and any prior links between the suspect and the victims.
  • Kaye had supervised music on nearly 300 episodes of American Idol and Deluca was a singer-songwriter whose career spanned decades, including notable albums in 1986 and 2022.